Cameras. The User Portal Manager
In the Cameras section, you can find a list of cameras.
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The list of cameras
The following camera management options are available on the page:
Create a camera.
View camera details in the camera card. For this, select the ID of a relevant camera or the View icon
for this camera.
Navigate to the camera card to edit details. For this, select the Edit icon
for a relevant camera.
Search by name.
Select the number of items to be displayed per page.
Create a camera
In the Cameras section, you can only create the instance of the camera for further use on the video surveillance platform. Next, when the camera instance is synchronized, it must be configured on the video surveillance platform.
To create a camera, follow the steps:
Select the Create button.
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The Create button
On the opened page, specify the camera details:
The MAC address
The camera name
The camera serial number
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The camera details
To complete creation, select Create.
Once the camera is created, you automatically navigate to the camera card.
Set up the camera
The camera card contains the informational section with the camera details:
The camera ID.
The MAC number.
The camera name.
The serial number.
The synchronization status. This shows the synchronization status of the camera with the video surveillance platform.
The Source shows the way the camera was created: manually or automatically.
The creation date.
Below on the page, you can find the following sections:
The Linked addresses (public access) section contains the list of addresses the current camera is linked to. These are addresses at which public access to cameras is provided.
The Private folders section is used to attach the camera to private folders to enable private access to the camera for B2B users B2C users who were created in the User Portal Manager.
You can also link a camera to an address or a private folder from the Addresses section when viewing the address card in the Linked devices: Cameras (public access) subsection or the Linked devices: Cameras (private folders) subsection.
The camera can be attached to either a single address or a single private folder.
Once the camera is attached to the address, the Private folders section will be hidden. And when the camera is attached to a private folder, the Linked addresses (public access) section will be hidden.
To link a camera to a public address, in the Linked addresses (public access) section, select the Attach address button. On the opened panel, from the drop-down list, select an address and Attach address.
To link a camera to a private folder, in the Private folders section, select Attach folder. On the opened panel, from the drop-down list, select a relevant folder and Attach folder.
To make the camera available on the video surveillance platform, perform synchronization.
Synchronization is available only when the camera is attached to the public address or to a private folder.
Synchronization can be initiated from the camera card and from within the camera list.
In the camera card, select the ellipses icon (…) and choose Synchronization.
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Camera synchronization from the camera card
From the list of the cameras, select the checkboxes of all relevant cameras to synchronize. From the actions drop-down, select Synchronization.
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As a result, cameras will be synced with the video surveillance platform.
Delete a camera
You can delete cameras from the camera card and from within the camera list.
To delete a camera from the camera card, select the ellipses icon (…) and Delete.
To delete a camera from the list of cameras, select the checkboxes of the relevant cameras. From the Actions drop-down list at the top-right, select Delete.
Deleting the camera will also remove its attachment to the address.